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Elections: time for the begging bowl

There is a funding gap for this year’s elections, but donors are unlikely to rush to close it

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Today’s front pages in Maputo. Photo © Faizal Chauque / Zitamar News

Good afternoon. The elections that Mozambique will hold on 9 October this year look set to be among the most expensive ever held. The National Elections Commission (CNE) has budgeted for them to cost around $312m in total, compared to MZN6.5bn (about $104m at the time) the last time elections for president, members of parliament and provinces were held in 2019. Even allowing for inflation, that is a big jump. The widespread fraud in last year’s local elections makes it overwhelmingly likely that these elections will see as much, if not more, manipulation of the vote in favour of ruling party Frelimo. The value for money is therefore questionable.

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